Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 15:50:15 04/03/01
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On April 03, 2001 at 18:22:58, Peter McKenzie wrote: >On April 03, 2001 at 14:14:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On April 03, 2001 at 14:04:24, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On April 03, 2001 at 10:58:52, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On April 03, 2001 at 08:40:09, Torstein Hall wrote: >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>.....that is true but do not underestimate the value of activity. White can >>>>>probably force weaknesses on black the next few moves by putting up threats with >>>>>the active pieces! >>>>> >>>>>Torstein >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>I didn't underestimate anything. That is why I said "White had better do >>>>something with a king attack before Black regroups and reaches a won endgame >>>>position." >>> >>> >>>You could say that in the following position wihtout much risk of being wrong: >>> >>> >>> Christophe >>> >>> >>>[D]rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1 >> >> >>The only difference is that neither side has made any weaknesses yet. >> >>:) >> >>In the position you gave, white doesn't have to attack at all. He can play >>slowly and solidly. Once you push most of the pawns, you are committed. And >>you can't go back. > >Bob, this is where you are wrong I think. In the original position (from the >Tiger game), the whole key to white's play is to play solidly and slowly! >Pushing a few pawns to gain space does NOT necessitate a king-side attack, often >the correct way to use a space advantage is to just squeeze the opponent to >death. In the Tiger game, I would expect alot of white's play to come on the >kingside and down the c-file especially. > >Peter Exactly correct I think! With more space your pieces normally move faster from "front to front" making the oposition having give consessions in trying to defend. But of course you have to be very carefull not to open up the game at the wrong moment... Torstein
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